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Louis Lenart (April 24, 1921 – July 20, 2015) was a Hungarian-born American-Israeli fighter pilot. His exploits during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War were documented in the 2015 documentary film A Wing and a Prayer .
Jul 21, 2015 · Israeli war hero Lou Lenart, an American fighter pilot who led an Israeli air attack during the War of Independence that fended off an Egyptian raid on Tel Aviv, died Monday at the age of 94.
Jul 26, 2023 · This month marks eight years since the passing of one of the most important airmen in the history of Israel and the United States Marine Corps, Captain Lou Lenart. He was literally the first ...
Jul 22, 2015 · When Lou Lenart was growing up in a Pennsylvania mining town, he endured beating after beating because he was Jewish. After he took a Charles Atlas bodybuilding course, he joined the Marines...
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Jul 22, 2015 · Lou Lenart, one of the founders of Israel's air force who achieved almost legendary status for repelling what could have been a decisive Egyptian advance during Israel's...
Jul 21, 2015 · American-born Lou Lenart, who led the Israel Air Force's first attack to push back a crucial Egyptian advance during Israel's War of Independence in 1948,...
Louis “Lou” Lenart was an American Jewish pilot who played an integral role in the founding of the Israeli Air Force (IAF). Lou was born in Hungary and emigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 10 to escape from rising antisemitism in Europe.
